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Postoperative antibiotic treatment does not lower re-revision rate in presumed aseptic hip and knee revision arthroplasties with unexpected positive intraoperative cultures – a matched cohort study
Sebastian Simon
Michael Ogon Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Orthopaedic Hospital Vienna-Speising, 1130 Vienna, Austria
AUVA Trauma Center Meidling, 1120 Vienna, Austria
Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker
Department of Medical Microbiology and Infection Prevention, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
Susana Gardete Hartmann
Michael Ogon Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Orthopaedic Hospital Vienna-Speising, 1130 Vienna, Austria
Jennyfer A. Mitterer
Michael Ogon Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Orthopaedic Hospital Vienna-Speising, 1130 Vienna, Austria
AUVA Trauma Center Meidling, 1120 Vienna, Austria
Sujeesh Sebastian
Michael Ogon Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Orthopaedic Hospital Vienna-Speising, 1130 Vienna, Austria
Stephanie Huber
Michael Ogon Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Orthopaedic Hospital Vienna-Speising, 1130 Vienna, Austria
2nd Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Hospital Vienna-Speising, 1130 Vienna, Austria
Bernhard J. H. Frank
Michael Ogon Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Orthopaedic Hospital Vienna-Speising, 1130 Vienna, Austria
AUVA Trauma hospital Lorenz Boehler, 1200 Vienna, Austria
Jochen G. Hofstaetter
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Michael Ogon Laboratory for Orthopaedic Research, Orthopaedic Hospital Vienna-Speising, 1130 Vienna, Austria
2nd Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Orthopaedic Hospital Vienna-Speising, 1130 Vienna, Austria
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Hendrika M. Schenk, Marine Sebillotte, Jose Lomas, Adrian Taylor, Eva Benavent, Oscar Murillo, Marta Fernandez-Sampedro, Kaisa Huotari, Craig Aboltins, Rihard Trebse, Alex Soriano, Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, and on behalf of the ESCMID Study Group on Implant Associated Infections (ESGIAI)
J. Bone Joint Infect., 10, 217–224, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-217-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-217-2025, 2025
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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis have a high treatment failure rate when faced with a late acute periprosthetic joint infection. Because of the rarity of the condition, we performed a multicenter case-control study. We identified predictors of treatment failure to ultimately improve the treatment outcome. Exchange of modular components seems important in this patient group, likely due to a higher rate of positive blood cultures compared to control patients.
Irene K. Sigmund, Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Tristan Ferry, Willem-Jan Metsemakers, Martin Clauss, Alex Soriano, Rihard Trebse, and Ricardo Sousa
J. Bone Joint Infect., 10, 139–142, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-139-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-139-2025, 2025
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This is a summary of our position paper on debridement, antimicrobial therapy, and implant retention (DAIR) procedures as a curative treatment strategy for acute periprosthetic hip and knee infections. It includes the defined indications as well as the contraindications of DAIR procedures when eradication/cure is intended, based on the currently available literature.
Irene K. Sigmund, Tristan Ferry, Ricardo Sousa, Alex Soriano, Willem-Jan Metsemakers, Martin Clauss, Rihard Trebse, and Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker
J. Bone Joint Infect., 10, 101–138, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-101-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-101-2025, 2025
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In this paper, we discuss the most relevant factors influencing the outcome and define indications, contraindications, and risk factors of a DAIR procedure based on the currently available literature. Furthermore, we discuss the surgical technique in combination with systemic antimicrobial therapy in patients undergoing a DAIR procedure.
Seung-Jae Yoon, Paul C. Jutte, Alex Soriano, Ricardo Sousa, Wierd P. Zijlstra, and Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker
J. Bone Joint Infect., 9, 231–239, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-9-231-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-9-231-2024, 2024
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This study validated three models for predicting infection after hip and knee replacement surgery. By analyzing data from 2684 patients in the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, we found that the models developed by Tan, Del Toro, and Bülow effectively identified high-risk patients. These models can be used to enhance preoperative counseling and to tailor infection prevention measures individually, potentially improving outcomes and reducing healthcare costs.
Stéphanie Pascual, Brooklyn Noble, Nusreen Ahmad-Saeed, Catherine Aldridge, Simone Ambretti, Sharon Amit, Rachel Annett, Shaan Ashk O'Shea, Anna Maria Barbui, Gavin Barlow, Lucinda Barrett, Mario Berth, Alessandro Bondi, Nicola Boran, Sara E. Boyd, Catarina Chaves, Martin Clauss, Peter Davies, Ileana T. Dianzo-Delgado, Jaime Esteban, Stefan Fuchs, Lennart Friis-Hansen, Daniel Goldenberger, Andrej Kraševac Glaser, Juha O. Groonroos, Ines Hoffmann, Tomer Hoffmann, Harriet Hughes, Marina Ivanova, Peter Jezek, Gwennan Jones, Zeynep Ceren Karahan, Cornelia Lass-Flörl, Frédéric Laurent, Laura Leach, Matilde Lee Horsbøll Pedersen, Caroline Loiez, Maureen Lynch, Robert J. Maloney, Martin Marsh, Olivia Milburn, Shanine Mitchell, Luke S. P. Moore, Lynn Moffat, Marianna Murdjeva, Michael E. Murphy, Deepa Nayar, Giacomo Nigrisoli, Fionnuala O'Sullivan, Büşra Öz, Teresa Peach, Christina Petridou, Mojgan Prinz, Mitja Rak, Niamh Reidy, Gian Maria Rossolini, Anne-Laure Roux, Patricia Ruiz-Garbajosa, Kordo Saeed, Llanos Salar-Vidal, Carlos Salas Venero, Mathyruban Selvaratnam, Eric Senneville, Peter Starzengruber, Ben Talbot, Vanessa Taylor, Rihard Trebše, Deborah Wearmouth, Birgit Willinger, Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Brianne Couturier, and Florence Allantaz
J. Bone Joint Infect., 9, 87–97, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-9-87-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-9-87-2024, 2024
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This study conducted in multiple sites across Europe aimed to evaluate the BIOFIRE Joint Infection (JI) Panel, a new technology that uses multiplex PCR to detect microorganisms in synovial fluid of patients with suspicion of joint infections in 1 h, in comparison with synovial fluid culture. Results showed an overall agreement of 85 % to 88.4 % between the two methods. The JI Panel detected additional organisms, and the positive user experience highlights its clinical significance.
Jorrit Willem Adriaan Schoenmakers, Rosanne de Boer, Lilli Gard, Greetje Anna Kampinga, Marleen van Oosten, Jan Maarten van Dijl, Paulus Christiaan Jutte, and Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker
J. Bone Joint Infect., 8, 45–50, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-8-45-2023, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-8-45-2023, 2023
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In a first evaluation, the accuracy of a novel multiplex PCR (polymerase chain reaction) panel for rapid detection of pathogens in patients with a clinical suspicion of acute septic arthritis of native and prosthetic joints is assessed. Clear benefit is seen in patients with a suspected native septic arthritis and late acute prosthetic joint infection. This indicates that the panel allows for fast tailoring of antibiotics and may prompt the surgeon for surgical lavage in doubtful clinical cases.
Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker and Alexander L. Boerboom
J. Bone Joint Infect., 7, 33–34, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-33-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-33-2022, 2022
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This case illustrates the clinical picture of a worn-out elbow prosthesis resulting in severe metallosis and a subsequent periprosthetic joint infection.
Karsten D. Ottink, Stefan J. Gelderman, Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, Joris J. W. Ploegmakers, Andor W. J. M. Glaudemans, and Paul C. Jutte
J. Bone Joint Infect., 7, 1–9, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-1-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-1-2022, 2022
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A low-grade periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) may be difficult to diagnose, and nuclear imaging could help in the diagnosis. However, its diagnostic value is unclear. We retrospectively evaluated this diagnostic value. We conclude that in patients presenting with nonspecific symptoms and a low a priori chance of PJI based on clinical evaluation, nuclear imaging is of no clear added value in diagnosing a PJI.
Karel-Jan Dag François Lensen, Rosa Escudero-Sanchez, Javier Cobo, Rihard Trebše, Camelia Gubavu, Sara Tedeschi, Jose M. Lomas, Cedric Arvieux, Dolors Rodriguez-Pardo, Massimo Fantoni, Maria Jose Garcia Pais, Francisco Jover, Mauro José Costa Salles, Ignacio Sancho, Marta Fernandez Sampedro, Alex Soriano, Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker, and ESCMID Study Group of Implant Associated Infections (ESGIAI)
J. Bone Joint Infect., 6, 313–319, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-313-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-313-2021, 2021
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Our data suggest that, in periprosthetic joint infection (PJI) patients with a draining sinus, suppressive antibiotic treatment (SAT) can be considered on an individual basis. SAT may reduce pain and favour the closure of the sinus tract in certain individuals, but the prescription of SAT does not appear to have any influence on the prevention of prosthetic loosening and other infectious complications.
Karel-Jan Lensen, Rosa Escudero-Sanchez, Javier Cobo, Alex Soriano, and Marjan Wouthuyzen-Bakker
J. Bone Joint Infect., 6, 43–45, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-43-2020, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-43-2020, 2020
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Optimal antibiotics duration following surgical management of septic olecranon bursitis: a 12-year retrospective analysis
A desirability of outcome ranking (DOOR) for periprosthetic joint infection – a Delphi analysis
Higher 1-year risk of implant removal for culture-positive than for culture-negative DAIR patients following 359 primary hip or knee arthroplasties
A retrospective cohort study comparing clinical outcomes and healthcare resource utilisation in patients undergoing surgery for osteomyelitis in England: a case for reorganising orthopaedic infection services
Prospective evaluation of pin site infections in 39 patients treated with external ring fixation
Michelle M. J. Jacobs, Petra J. C. Heesterbeek, Karin Veerman, and Jon H. M. Goosen
J. Bone Joint Infect., 10, 185–192, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-185-2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-10-185-2025, 2025
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We compared the outcomes of one-stage and two-stage revision surgeries for periprosthetic joint infections of the knee and hip joints. Patients in both groups had similar reinfection rates and functional recovery, but two-stage hip patients experienced more complications, partly due to the temporary use of cement spacers. Our findings suggest that one-stage revision may be a viable alternative to two-stage revision, potentially reducing complications without increasing reinfection risk.
Said El Zein, Elie F. Berbari, Allison M. LeMahieu, Anil Jagtiani, Parham Sendi, Abinash Virk, Mark E. Morrey, and Aaron J. Tande
J. Bone Joint Infect., 9, 107–115, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-9-107-2024, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-9-107-2024, 2024
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Our study investigated olecranon septic bursitis treatment, focusing on postsurgical antibiotic use. Analyzing 22 years of Mayo Clinic data, we found that smoking and not administering antibiotics following surgery led to poorer outcomes. A 3-week antibiotic course following surgery was most effective. Our findings suggest that a subset of patients may benefit from longer courses of antibiotics; however, further research is needed to confirm these findings.
Brenton P. Johns, David C. Dewar, Mark R. Loewenthal, Laurens A. Manning, Amit Atrey, Nipun Atri, David G. Campbell, Michael Dunbar, Christopher Kandel, Amir Khoshbin, Christopher W. Jones, Jaime Lora-Tamayo, Catherine McDougall, Dirk Jan F. Moojen, Jonathan Mulford, David L. Paterson, Trisha Peel, Michael Solomon, Simon W. Young, and Joshua S. Davis
J. Bone Joint Infect., 7, 221–229, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-221-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-221-2022, 2022
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Treatments for prosthetic joint infections (PJIs) are often assessed using a
success or failureendpoint. Yet, this can fail to capture important outcomes for patients. A desirability of outcome ranking (DOOR) is a way of evaluating treatments in a more patient-focused form. This study found an outcome ranking using joint function, infection cure and quality of life. This helps to answer what are we trying to achieve for patients with PJI and how we measure the effectiveness of PJI treatments.
Joyce van Eck, Wai-Yan Liu, Jon H. M. Goosen, Wim H. C. Rijnen, Babette C. van der Zwaard, Petra Heesterbeek, Walter van der Weegen, and the further members of Regional Prosthetic Joint
Infection Group
J. Bone Joint Infect., 7, 143–149, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-143-2022, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-7-143-2022, 2022
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Patients who receive joint replacement surgery might suffer from infection, which usually requires another surgery to clean the prosthesis and remove infected tissue. This tissue is analysed for bacteria in order to start appropriate antibiotic therapy. Bacteria are not always found, calling the appropriateness of the second surgery into question. We compared the treatment outcome in a large group of culture-positive and culture-negative patients and noticed a better outcome in the latter group.
Jamie Ferguson, Myriam Alexander, Stuart Bruce, Matthew O'Connell, Sue Beecroft, and Martin McNally
J. Bone Joint Infect., 6, 151–163, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-151-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-151-2021, 2021
Mats Bue, Arnar Óskar Bjarnason, Jan Duedal Rölfing, Karina Larsen, and Juozas Petruskevicius
J. Bone Joint Infect., 6, 135–140, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-135-2021, https://doi.org/10.5194/jbji-6-135-2021, 2021
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In order to monitor pin site infections, facilitate communication between team members, and assist treatment decision-making, we aimed to develop a registration tool. The present pilot study evaluates the feasibility of a prospective registration procedure for reporting, evaluating, and monitoring of pin site infections in 39 trauma, limb deformity, and bone infection patients with external ring fixation.
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We compared the re-revision rates in rTHA and rTKA (revison total hip and knee arthroplasty) with and without AB (antibiotic) treatment in patients with UPICs (unexpected positive intraoperative cultures). The re-revision rate between the AB group and the non-AB group was similar. Postoperative AB treatment did not result in a decreased re-revision rate in patients with UPICs in presumed aseptic rTHA and rTKA. Patients with pathogens classified as a likely contaminant can be safely ignored.
We compared the re-revision rates in rTHA and rTKA (revison total hip and knee arthroplasty)...